I InDingwallinthe I Scottish Highlands, the annual "whisky Olympics" are taking place; in Strathconan glen, a retired schoolteacher has bullied the locals into forming a Gaelic choir. But the Ross-shire Journal's big news is the threat of unemployment on local salmon farms. Tony Wilkinson reports, in the first of six programmes. Executive producer Julian Hale Stereo

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The second of six reports by Tony Wilkinson. Barnsley's last pit has just closed, but the Barnsley Chroniclesees the bright side. The Japanese are building a factory on a former colliery site, and a E40-million urban regeneration grant may be on offer. The paper's graduate reporter has discovered a new, trendy Barnsley but the editor wants tc keep the old cloth-cap image. Executive producer Julian Hale Stereo

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The third of four reports by Tony Wilkinson. Milton KeynesIt's the end of an era forBritain's fastest-growing town. The Mi)ton KeynesDevelopment Corporation, supreme ruler of this garden kingdom for more than 20 years, is handing over its crown. The boom years may be over: the Milton Keynes Citizen reports that executive homes are being turned into hostels for the homeless.Executive producer Jutian Hate Stereo

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The fourth of six reports by Tony Wilkinson. Londonderry The last Protestant enclave on the west bank of the River Foyle is under threat, according to the unionist Paper, the Londonderry Journal. But the city's major newspaper, the nationalist Derry Journal, isn't even carrying the story. It has found the Perfect Catholic story - the birth of triplets. Independent producer Tony Wilkinson. Stereo

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The fifth of six reports by Tony Wilkinson. South London Forty artists have squatted in Brixton's former Cool Tan sun lotion factory, turning it into a multi-cultural palace of the senses - painting, sculpture, theatre and music. The South London Press is playing the story big to balance the bad news - murder, robbery and the outbreak of a new drug war on the streets. Independent producer Tony Wilkinson. Stereo

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The last of six reports by Tony Wilkinson. Westmorland August Bank Holiday Monday in the Lake District. A body has been found floating on Coniston Water, but the local paper, The Westmorland Gazette in Kendal, has little interest in the death of tourists. It is preoccupied with agricultural shows, the celebration of its founder, the poet William Wordsworth , and the progress of its own trailhound - the Gazzer. Independent producer Tony Wilkinson. Stereo

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In the first of six reports on the regional press,Tony Wilkinson drops in on the Ross-shire Journal, where the big news is the threat of unemployment on local salmon farms.Producer Julian Hale. Stereo

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In the second of six reports on the regional press,Tony Wilkinson drops in on the Barnsley Chronicle at a time when the last pit has just closed. TheJapanese are building a factory on a former colliery site, and a 140 million regeneration grant may be on offer.Producer Tony Wilkinson. Stereo

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In the third of six reports on the regional press,Tony Wilkinson visits the Milton Keynes Citizen.Executive Producer Julian Hale Stereo

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In the fourth of six reports on the regional press, Tony Wilkinson visitsLondonderry and the local unionist paper, the Londonderry Journal, and the city's nationalist Deny Journal.Executive Producer Julian Hale Stereo

In the last of six reports on the regional press,Tony Wilkinson visits the Lake District.August Bank HolidayMonday: a body has been found floating on Coniston Water, but the local paper, The Westmorland Gazette, has little interest in the death of tourists. It is preoccupied with agricultural shows, the celebration of its founder, the poetWilliam Wordsworth , and the progress of its own trailhound - The Gazzer. Executive producer Julian Hale Stereo